翻译硕士英语学位MTI考试中山大学2014年真题_真题-无答案

翻译硕士英语学位MTI考试中山大学2014年真题

(总分100,考试时间90分钟)

Part Ⅰ Vocabulary

There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases

marked A, B, C and D. Please choose the correct answer that **pletes the sentence and mark your

answers on the ANSWER SHEET.

1. Kate was ______ the experiment a month ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute.

A. to start B. to have started

C. to be starting D. to have been starting

2. "You ______ borrow my notes provided you take care of them," I told my friend.

A. could B. should

C. must D. can

3. Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race. Yet it is probably ______ a threat to

the human race than environmental destruction.

A. no more B. not more

C. even more D. much more

4. Had Julie been more careful on the maths exam, she ______ much better results now.

A. would be getting B. could have got

C. must get D. would get

5. Men differ from animals ______ they can think and speak.

A. for which B. for that

C. in that D. in which

6. I enjoyed myself so much ______ I visited my friends in London last year.

A. when B. which

C. that D. where

7. What a nice day! How about the three of us ______ a walk in the park nearby?

A. to take B. take

C. taking D. to be taking

8. ______ the boys say, it is unreasonable to ask me to work overtime without pay.

A. Whatever B. Whenever

C. Whichever D. However

9. We consider ______ he should have left without telling anyone beforehand.

A. strange why B. it strange what

C. it strange that D. that strange

10. Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over ______ made of natural fibers like

cotton, wool, or silk.

A. one B. the one

C. that D. what

11. The doctor proposed that she stay for one more week, her discharge from the hospital ______

later on.

A. to be considered B. considered

C. to consider D. being considered

12. It is universally acknowledged that he is ______ a musician than his tutor.

A. much of B. much as

C. more of D. more as

13. No sooner ______ home than my grandfather asked me to read the newspaper for him.

A. I arrived B. I had arrived

C. did I arrive D. had I arrived

14. That customer wanted to return the pens he bought because he said they ______ easily.

A. didn"t write

B. weren"t written

C. were not writing

D. hadn"t been writing

15. ______, he is not capable of teaching all subjects. After all, nobody could be an expert on

everything.

A. A teacher as Mike is

B. Teacher as Mike is

C. As Mike is a teacher

D. As is Mike a teacher

16. The painting he bought at the street market the other day was a ______ forgery.

A. man-made B. natural

C. crude D. real

17. The bar in the club is for the ______ use of its members.

A. extensive B. exclusive

C. inclusive D. comprehensive

18. The tuition fees are ______ to **ing from low-income families.

A. approachable B. payable

C. reachable D. affordable

19. Keep this reference book; it **e in ______ one day.

A. handy B. useful

C. convenient D. helpful

20. Teddy came to my ______ with a cheque of $200 to pay my room rate, after I phoned him that

my wallet had been stolen.

A. attendance B. assistance

C. rescue D. safety

21. The questions that the speaker raised were well ______ the average adult.

A. past B. on

C. beyond D. through

22. We had a good time there, and the food was plentiful and ______.

A. conducive B. wholesome

C. helpful D. appreciative

23. The scientists have made an ______ study of the viruses that cause the disease.

A. exhausted B. exhausting

C. exhaustive D. exhaustion

24. Representatives from **panies indicated that they should go on working together in ______.

A. unity B. entity

C. partners D. partnership

25. The study says the results are ______ with an earlier research, which showed improved

survival of patients with advanced HIV perfection taking the medication.

A. persistent B. consistent

C. compatible D. harmonious

26. The housewives would usually ______ the fruit before making their minds up which to buy.

A. pick out B. pick on

C. pick up D. pick over

27. Fear ______ us as we approached the old castle which was believed to be ghost-haunted.

A. came upon B. came by

C. came before D. came between

28. As we all know, thick forests are the natural ______ for birds, animals and insects, and we

must forbid cutting trees without any limitation.

A. habitat B. resort

C. residence D. refuge

29. In the war time, some cities were ______ to the ground and thousands of civilians became

homeless.

A. demolished B. destroyed

C. razed D. annihilated

30. Until now we have ______ many improvements in women"s employment.

A. brought out B. brought up

C. brought forward D. brought about

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension

In this section there are five reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions